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  1. pushbrk
    Ahh. OK
  2. pushbrk
    I don't think "tax returns" is your issue. You may or may not be required to file a tax return. Certainly, if you have NO INCOME from ANY source, or your income is below the filing threshold, you are not required to file a tax return. If you DO work abroad, you ARE required to file a return, but probably won't owe any US income tax. The problem I see is you don't qualify based on income, to "sponsor" your husband. The alternative is a "joint sponsor" who IS qualified.
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    You will do other things besides get married during your trip. No need to mention marriage at all. I would use a more generic but truthful answer, maybe the one you use every other time you visit.
  4. pushbrk
    Russia is a unique situation now, in that there are no interviews there. Not applicable to this couple. K3 has been virtually dead for 13 years.
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    Usually the Consular Officer will want that uploaded.
  6. pushbrk
    I would obtain the court records, so you can respond to a request for them promptly. I would check with your original defense attorney to see if more information is available about why the charges were dropped. If there IS, it could be helpful.
  7. pushbrk
    Not necessary in your case. As already mentioned, the I-130 asks about previous petitions.
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    Exactly. NVC does make mistakes. In this case the petitioner/sponsor also made the mistake of not studying and heeding the I-864 instructions. Never a good idea.
  9. pushbrk
    You won't see any templates published and ready on the site, because we generally recommend against using them. They do no good except in specific circumstances and DO make you look desperate. Lots of trouble for nothing. Concentrate on real evidence like documenting the time you've spent together, in person.
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    The day you use the spouse visa to enter the USA.
  11. pushbrk
    A copy of the certified mail receipt to IRS, is evidence some mail was sent. It is not evidence of filing tax returns. NVC and Consulates will accept copies of the returns without actual evidence they were filed. They do this because the returns are supporting documents to an affidavit signed under penalty of perjury.
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    If you mean her Tax RETURN Transcript yes, more than enough.
  13. pushbrk
    Accepted as what? As part of her 2022 tax return? Sure. Instead of a tax return? No.
  14. pushbrk
    The I-864 instructions list the things required from the joint sponsor. One (most recent) pay stub is sufficient to evidence current income. Get back to those instructions.
  15. pushbrk
    Canadian visitors are issued visas upon arrival, but not guaranteed entry. The are exempt from applying for visas. No point in arguing the minutia.
  16. pushbrk
    Let's not confuse "current income" with the income entered in the tax section. For most expats working abroad, their income will be exempt from US taxes already, resulting in the "total income" line of their 1040 reading zero. Current income is a different animal. While it may still be zero, it would not be, if it will continue from the same source.
  17. pushbrk
    Terminology gets a little fuzzy in this area. You are right that the OP should answer "no" but if you look on your passport's actual pages, you will see the entry stamp is placed on a page labeled "VISAS". It is a visa granted upon entry, not a visa applied for. Canadians are not visa exempt. They have a special Canadian Visitor Privilege that grants them six months visits in the B1B2 class of entry.
  18. pushbrk
    Correct. There is context to the questions on the form, and also instructions that make this clear. Sounds like you'll need either a qualified joint sponsor or to qualify based on liquid assets instead of income. $3 in assets to replace $1 of income when sponsoring spouse of US Citizen.
  19. pushbrk
    The bold above is wrong. Anybody can certify they are fluent in both languages, and sign the certification. Correct advice has already been given to that effect. I will add that although the petitioner CAN be the translator, I suggest they DO the translation (the work) and have another of their bilingual friends do the certifying. The translation is what is certified, not the translator. Exception would be China.
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    This is an inaccurate description of what is supposed to happen. The "visa" doesn't change. You simply get IR1 status upon entry. Also, while it is GOOD to mention it to the officer, it is supposed to happen automatically, not at the POE, but when USCIS issues the green card. CR1 and IR1 are both visa categories (Department of State) and immigration status (USCIS)
  21. pushbrk
    You "can", but you need not. Frankly though, if you have these assets one or two savings or investment accounts, I would go ahead and state and document them on your I-864. Those things ARE simple.
  22. pushbrk
    Yes, sounds all mixed up. If your wife is overseas, you would never use an I-485. You go through a visa process. When she enters, she gets a green card. In other words her entry with an immigrant spouse visa grants her the status the I-485 would be used to apply for. That renders the I-485 moot.
  23. pushbrk
    That would not be an issue. Once your case is at the National Visa Center, the petitioner will use the correct address on the affidavit of support, and you will use the same correct address on your DS 260 visa application. Not a worry. Just a side note. I live in a less than fully developed area of the Philippines. My road is paved but does not have a name. My "delivery address" starts with "Red Gate, fronting XXX Store" district, municipality, province, country, and postal code. There are no issues with delivery, because all packages have my local phone number as well. There is no "correct" address for me. I just express my location the way I think will work.
  24. pushbrk
    Why did you use the wrong address? What is "wrong" about the address? In general, the accuracy of the beneficiary address, can be updated in a year or so when the case is at the National Visa Center. If you made an "error" just fix it then. If you intentionally misrepresented where you lived at the time, that could be another issue altogether. Please explain.
  25. pushbrk
    Answer no, because that is the truth. It's also true that the US and Canada share information, BUT Canada is NOT the USA. If the misrepresentation and ban from Canada comes back to bite you, so be it. It does not change what the true answers to questions are on the DS260. For future reference, you do not ever need a "lawyer" to apply for a visitor/tourist visa. It's a straight forward process that requires telling the truth, same as a happy life does. Just tell the truth.
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